scholarly journals Fictional Narratives as a Laboratory for the Social Cognition of Behavioral Change: My Ajussi

Humanities ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 120
Author(s):  
Lorenza Lucchi Basili ◽  
Pier Luigi Sacco
Keyword(s):  
Social Cognition ◽  
Behavioral Change ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Value Orientations ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Fictional Narratives ◽  
Mutual Adaptation ◽  
Potential Formation ◽  
Personal Attitudes ◽  
Human Mating

Fictional narratives cannot be considered as mere escapist entertainment, and have a significant social cognition potential. Their study is also important in understanding the mechanisms of behavioral change, as many fictions focus on processes of personal transformation of the main characters. Romantic fictions are of special interest in this regard, as the formation of a new couple entails negotiation and mutual adaptation between partners, with possible transformation of personal attitudes, value orientations, and behaviors: ‘marrying’ a new idea or cause is, tellingly, the strongest possible metaphorical statement of adoption. Korean TV series (K-dramas) are a particularly interesting source of case studies in this regard due to the specific characteristics of their production system. We analyze a K-drama, My Ajussi, where the lead characters go through a complex process of personal change, through the lens of the so-called Tie-Up Theory, which has proven useful in the analysis and interpretation of fictional representations of human mating processes, and show how the context provided by the potential formation of the couple between the two main characters provides us with valuable insights about human behavioral change and for policy design strategies to tackle societal challenges.

scholarly journals Jealousy Incarnate: Quiet Ego, Competitive Desire, and the Fictional Intelligence of Long-Term Mating in a Romantic K-Drama

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 134
Author(s):  
Lorenza Lucchi Basili ◽  
Pier Luigi Sacco
Keyword(s):  
Social Cognition ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Theoretical Approach ◽  
Male Partner ◽  
Quiet Ego ◽  
The One ◽  
Mating Interaction ◽  
Human Mating

In this paper, we analyze a K-drama aired by the Korean TV network SBS in 2016, Jealousy Incarnate, as a case study of the application of the Tie-Up Theory to a romantic narrative as a form of simulation of human mating processes with social cognition valence. We find that this case provides us with an example of a mating process where the choice of the male partner by the female lead character does not privilege the one that should be preferable on the basis of the standard prediction of the experimental research on human mating. This discrepancy is a signal of a basic limitation of experimental research, that highlights the subjects’ preferences for abstract potential partners but is not able to fully account for the mechanisms that lead to the choice of a specific partner in a specific mating interaction. We argue that the narrative simulation viewpoint provides insights that are complementary to those of experimental research, and that a more comprehensive theoretical approach, such as the one offered by the Tie-Up Theory, may be helpful to account for both perspectives.

scholarly journals Equitable and empowering participatory policy design strategies to accelerate just climate action

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Isatis M. Cintron-Rodriguez ◽  
Haley A. Crim ◽  
Deb L. Morrison ◽  
Frank Niepold ◽  
Jen Kretser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Policy Making ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
The United States ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Policy Coherence ◽  
Marginalized Communities ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Climate Action ◽  
Participatory Policy

Inter- and intra-country inequalities hamper adaptation and resilience capacity to climate change. Achieving a climate resilient future requires long-term visions, system-oriented approaches, cross-sector collaborations, and good climate governance, while centering on equity and justice in policy making. Central to these governance efforts is an informed and active society with concrete mechanisms to influence decision making. Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) provides the framework to attain climate policy coherence that integrates the capacities and needs of all members of society into ambitious and effective strategies. This paper proposes a novel approach to policy making, applied to the co-creation of a national climate empowerment plan for the United States that encompasses local participation, leadership, and consent. The approach is based on a combination of participatory backcasting and the Talanoa process structure and principles of multi-level, transdisciplinary, transparency and inclusive dialogues. The proposed approach is beneficial for the advancement of ambitious, practical, and flexible plans with broad-based buy-in from stakeholders ranging from policymakers to relevant actors to frontline and marginalized communities to institutions.

scholarly journals Multicultural Education in Slovakia: Perspectives and Risks

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 507-519
Author(s):  
Peter Kondrla
Keyword(s):  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Human Person ◽  
Value Orientations ◽  
Equal Opportunities ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Personal Attitudes

The article analyses 20 years of experience with multicultural education in Slovakia. The starting point is to examine the causes and reasons why multicultural education has been included in the education system. The rationale for the introduction of multicultural education is interpreted in the context of the current possibilities and needs of society, identifying mainly the problems that multicultural education solves today. The basic principles and pillars of multicultural education are introduced and at the same time their strengths and weaknesses are examined. Emphasis is placed on human dignity and social responsibility as sources on which other values of multicultural education are based. In contrast to these principles is the environment in which education takes place. The school and family environment do not offer a sufficient principled background, do not prefer and often do not respect the values of multiculturalism. The resulting conflict of principles and environment poses the biggest problem and risk in multicultural education. Specific attention is paid to the issue of education in the mother tongue, this problem in Slovakia mainly affects the Roma minority. The inability to learn in ones mother tongue is contrary to equal opportunities as well as to the possibilities for the development of the human person in the context of his or her dignity. Finding perspectives requires a change from above, in the setting of the school environment as well as a change from below, i.e. a change in the value orientations and personal attitudes of individual teachers and changes in their preparation for the future profession.

scholarly journals Reciprocity and alignment: quantifying coupling in dynamic interactions

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillaume Dumas ◽  
Merle T. Fairhurst
Keyword(s):  
Social Cognition ◽  
Computational Methods ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Dynamic Interactions ◽  
Social Exchanges ◽  
Mutual Adaptation ◽  
Diverse Community ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Degree Of Coupling ◽  
Do So

Recent accounts of social cognition focus on how we do things together, suggesting that becoming aligned relies on a reciprocal exchange of information. The next step is to develop richer computational methods that quantify the degree of coupling and describe the nature of the information exchange. We put forward a definition of coupling, comparing it to related terminology and detail, available computational methods and the level of organization to which they pertain, presenting them as a hierarchy from weakest to richest forms of coupling. The rationale is that a temporally coherent link between two dynamical systems at the lowest level of organization sustains mutual adaptation and alignment at the highest level. Postulating that when we do things together, we do so dynamically over time and we argue that to determine and measure instances of true reciprocity in social exchanges is key. Along with this computationally rich definition of coupling, we present challenges for the field to be tackled by a diverse community working towards a dynamic account of social cognition.

Social Constructions of Children and Youth: Beyond Dependents and Deviants

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
MARY ELIZABETH COLLINS ◽  
MICHELLE MEAD
Keyword(s):  
Social Construction ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Social Constructions ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Target Populations ◽  
The Social ◽  
Outcomes For Children ◽  
Scholarly Attention

Abstract Schneider and Ingram’s (1993) theory of social construction of target populations has received extensive scholarly attention. It has rarely been applied to populations of children and youth, however. In this article we: (1) describe the original framework; (2) apply each of Schneider and Ingram’s four categories to examples relevant to children and youth; (3) identify adjustments to the model to guide further understanding of young people’s policy treatment; and, (4) discuss how these observations might inform policies targeted toward children and youth. By providing a more focused analysis of this theory’s application to the social construction of children and youth, we aim to contribute to the scholarly understanding of policymaking and inform potential policy design strategies that may result in positive outcomes for children and youth.

scholarly journals Reciprocity and alignment: quantifying coupling in dynamic interactions

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merle Theresa Fairhurst ◽  
Guillaume Dumas
Keyword(s):  
Social Cognition ◽  
Computational Methods ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Dynamic Interactions ◽  
Social Exchanges ◽  
Mutual Adaptation ◽  
Diverse Community ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Degree Of Coupling ◽  
Do So

Recent accounts of social cognition focus on how we do things together suggesting that becoming aligned relies on a reciprocal exchange of information. The next step is to develop richer computational methods that quantify the degree of coupling and describe the nature of the information exchange. We put forward a definition of coupling comparing it to related terminology and detail available computational methods and the level of organisation to which they pertain, presenting them as a hierarchy from weakest to richest forms of coupling. The rationale is that a temporally coherent link between two dynamical systems at the lowest level of organisation sustains mutual adaptation and alignment at the highest level. Postulating that when we do things together, we do so dynamically over time, we argue that to determine and measure instances of true reciprocity in social exchanges is key. Along with this computationally rich definition of coupling, we present challenges for the field to be tackled by a diverse community working towards a dynamic account of social cognition.

scholarly journals Neural mechanisms of behavioral change in young adults with high-functioning autism receiving virtual reality social cognition training: A pilot study

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 713-725 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y.J. Daniel Yang ◽  
Tandra Allen ◽  
Sebiha M. Abdullahi ◽  
Kevin A. Pelphrey ◽  
Fred R. Volkmar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Social Cognition ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Behavioral Change ◽  
High Functioning Autism ◽  
Neural Mechanisms ◽  
High Functioning ◽  
Social Cognition Training

scholarly journals Shakespeare in Love: A Fictional Transliteration of the Grammar of Heterosexual Mating

SAGE Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824401882237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenza Lucchi Basili ◽  
Pier Luigi Sacco
Keyword(s):  
Social Cognition ◽  
Intergenerational Transmission ◽  
Audience Response ◽  
Actual Structure ◽  
Fictional Narrative ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Human Mating ◽  
Insight Into

This article explores the structure of the male–female interaction in the human mating process from the perspective of the so-called Tie-Up Theory, applying it to the analysis of a cinematic fictional narrative, namely the Shakespeare in love movie. We look at romantic fictional narratives as possible simulations with a social cognition valence, and show that, in the case study under exam, the actual structure of the interaction between the two main characters reflects the basic steps of a successful mating process. In view of this, the fact that the long-term couple is not formed at the end of the story neither jeopardizes its social cognition valence, nor the audience’s need and expectation of an emotional climax, as what makes the difference in terms of social cognition is not the story outcome, but the process that leads to it. Our research makes a case for a renewed interest toward romantic fictional comedies as an interesting source of insight into real mating-related interactions, provided that such narratives are socially validated in terms of audience response and intergenerational transmission.

scholarly journals Examination of motivational and value orientation of college students towards professional activity

2020 ◽  
pp. 45-56
Author(s):  
Natalia Petrovna Tatianchenko
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Statistical Processing ◽  
Value Orientation ◽  
Value Orientations ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Literary Sources ◽  
Personal Attitudes ◽  
The Subject

The subject of this research is the motivational and value orientation of students towards professional activity. Based on the analysis of literary sources, it was established that motivational and value orientation is an integrative dynamic system, incorporating the interconnected professional motives, interests, goals, personal attitudes that ensure the choice of profession. The article analyzes the peculiarities of motivational and value orientation of college students essential for determination of the significant cognitive motives and disaccord between such its components as personal growth, responsibility and presence of a strong desire to pursue the selected profession. In the course of research, the following set of psychodiagnostic instruments was used: original questionnaire, morphological test for life values (V. F. Sopov, L. V. Karpushin), methodology for determination of key motives of choosing profession (E. M. Pavlyutenkov), value orientations (M. Rokeach), methods of mathematical-statistical processing of the results (Spearman’s correlation analysis, Mann–Whitney parametrical method of comparison of two U-criterion samplings). Theoretical importance of this study consists in the analysis of modern conceptual approaches towards the problem of motivational and value orientation of college students towards professional activity that creates foundation for further research in this area, and solution of such problem as rejection of the acquired specialty.

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